Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngai Tai

Kerri has extensive background in the health sector as both a Registered Nurse and Midwife including her current role as the Kaiwhakahaere of Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa, New Zealand Nurses Organisation representing 57,000 members (nurses, midwives, kaimahi hauora, and tauira) including 3,800 Māori members, a position she has held fulltime since 2013. 

Kerri’s knowledge and experience in the health sector includes nursing, midwifery, policy development, auditing, management and governance and as a member of the ICN Audit and Risk Committee.

Kerri is a strategist and thinker with governance experience and knowledge. Kerri has worked on the International Council of Nurses, Global Nurses United, and South Pacific Nurses Forum and the World Health Organisation (WHO), Human Resources for Health project.

Her advocacy for Workers’ Rights, specifically pay parity for the workforce within the Māori and Iwi Provider sector as evident in the Human Rights Commission report “A fair go for all”. As a collaborator in the United Nations Universal Periodic Review, the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, shadow report and the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

As an active advocate and published researcher, her national and international accomplishments have seen her present interventions at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019) protecting freedoms and right of indigenous peoples. While leading several legal challenges, the Kaupapa Health Services enquiry, Mana Wahine claims and Oranga Tamariki under urgency. 

Kerri is proud to be an Honorary Member of Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa, New Zealand Nurses Organisation.

Ngāi Tūhoe, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Kahungunu, me Ngāpuhi
Ko te manu kai i te miro nōnā te ngahere,
Ko te manu e kai i te matauranga nōnā te Ao,
Ka torotika tana arō ki te Ao, me ona piki me ngā heke me ngā mānuka ka whakatakotoria e te marea i mua i te aroaro.

He kaimahi ā Tracy mō tōna hāpori me te hōhipera hoki ko tāna tūrana he nēhi mō ngā kaupapa Māori otira mō ngā tamariki o Te Whatu Ora hauora o toi mai ngā kuri ā whārei ki tihirau, otira he pouako tauira nēhi Māori mō Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. He maha tonu nā pūkenga kākākura ā Tracy e mau ana i waenganui i Tōputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki ō Aotearoa, me tana hāpori whānui me tana whānau hoki. Ko tōna wawata, ko te hohou i te rongo ā te Iwi Māori kia haere nā tahi ai i ngā wā katoa i runga i te whakāro kotahi ki eke panuku ki ōna taumata tiketike. He tino pirangi ā Tracy ki te tangata ahakoa ko wai, ko tōna ngākau nui ki te awhi ia ratau te hunga e hiahia ana, he taenga ano tā Tracy ki te whakaatu ki te tangata ki na pūkenga kei roto ano ia ratau tonu kia rite ki tā te tangata tino rongonui. E ki mai tetahi tangata rongonui, Kare he kākākura e hanga, aoinake, engari he hanga rangatira mō āpōpō.

Education: Educated at North Tec (Te Pukenga) Whangarei, Te Tai Tokerau

Achievements: Bachelor of Nursing Degree: February 2015, Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care: Specialty – WellChild/Tamariki Ora

Aspirations: Future study – aiming to study midwifery, 2024

I am an experienced registered nurse with more than seven years of dedicated service in my profession. My journey started when I made the decision to pursue education as an adult learner after my youngest child turned four years old. I successfully completed my studies at a local tertiary institution in my hometown of Whangarei and began my career with an iwi provider (Ngati Hine Health Trust) as a Tamariki Ora nurse.

Throughout my career, I have gained recognition for my unwavering commitment to ensuring whanau receive the highest level of care. My passion is focused on providing compassionate and comprehensive care, particularly to the predominantly Maori whanau I serve.

In addition to my role, over the past four years, I have been deeply involved in mentoring aspiring nurses, generously sharing my extensive knowledge and experience. I assist these emerging healthcare professionals in navigating the complexities, family-centred care, and the significance of cultural competence in healthcare. My commitment to mentoring is a testament to my dedication to fostering the growth of the next generation of healthcare leaders, ensuring they are thoroughly equipped to deliver outstanding care to their communities.

Furthermore, in addition to my professional and mentoring commitments, I hold deep appreciation for quality time spent with my whanau. I am a proud māmā of 10 children and nine mokopuna with one on the way. I also volunteer as a leader within my hahi, where I coordinate classes and activities aimed at nurturing our tamariki, ranging from 18 months to 11 years of age. This multifaceted involvement in my community, my profession, and the cultivation of future nurses underscores my unwavering dedication to serving the needs of people.

He oranga nakau
He pikinga waiora

Nō Muriwhenua me Tonga ahau,
Ko Whangatauatia me Tawhitirahi ōku maunga,
Ko Karirikura, Ko Pārengarenga me Hufangalupe ōku moana,
Ko Tinana toku waka,
Ko Te Ohaki, Pōtahi me Mahimaru ōku marae
Ko Ngāi Takoto me Vaini ōku iwi
Ko Anna Clarke ahau.

Kia Ora and Mālō e lelei, my name is Anna Clarke and it is my privilege to be able to represent both my strong Maori and Tongan heritage on this platform. I am married with 3 children and was a hairdresser before studying to become a nurse. I am a third year Bachelor of Nursing student at Northtec in Whangarei.

Let me introduce myself in my mother tongue.

Ko Kathryn ahau, ko au te hoa Rangatira a Jordan Chapman.
Ko au te tamaiti a te Mounga Titohea, a mounga Taranaki
Ko au te tamaiti a te Maunga Taupiri, te wāhi e takoto ai ōku tīpuna
Ko au te tamaiti a te Maunga Tohora Puhanga, te wāhi e tautoko ana te kōanga e tautoko ana i te tōpana ora o taku iwi.
Ko au te tamaiti a te Maunga Pukehuia me Pukehaua, Nga maunga māhanga e mātakitaki ana i taku iwi.
Ko au te tamaiti a Hawaiki nui, Hawaiki roa, Hawaiki pāmamao, ka hoki ki Aotearoa

Hello my name is Kathryn and I am the wife of Jordan Chapman
I am the child of my mountain, The majestic Taranaki
I am a child of my mountain Taupiri, the place where the bones of my ancestors lay
I am a child of my mountain Tohora Puhanga, the place where the spring sustains my people
I am a child of my mountains Pukehuia and Pukehaua, the twin mountains that watch over my people
I am the child of the Great Hawaiki, the Long Hawaiki, the distant Hawaiki returning back to the long white cloud.
 
I am currently a Clinical Nurse Educator for a Maori Primary healthcare Organisation and a Delegate for the New Zealand Nurses Organisation for my region of Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland). 

Tēnā koutou katoa
Ko wai au?
Ko Maungataniwha te maunga
Ko Tāpapa te awa
Ko Ngātokimatawhauroa te waka
Ko Mangamuka Marae te marae
Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi
Ko Rangi Blackmore - Tufi tōku ingoa.

Rangi completed her nursing degree in Te Matau a Māui (Hawkes Bay) at Te Aho a Māui (Eastern Institution of Technology). She moved to Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) to start her nursing career which began in Rehab stroke under the NETP program. She wanted to become more specialised, this is where she began her career in the perioperative department began.

Whilst working in the perioperative department, Rangi identified culturally unsafe practice. She wrote an article based on lived experiences. “A safe environment for Māori patients, starts with a safe environment for Māori Nurses”. This article was published in the NZNO perioperative journal and generated the first letter to the editor in 5 years.

Rangi also won best article of the year at the Perioperative Nurses conference 2022 Christchurch. Rangi is now employed as a Kaiārahi Nāhi Clinical Nurse Specialist working with Māori patients on the planned care pathway awaiting surgery. Rangi also works part time in the community for an outreach team providing services to Māori and Pacific Island whanau. She is one of two proxies for the Tāmaki Makaurau region for Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa.

Tērā te marama ka mahuta i te pae, tīrama mai ana ki runga i te taumata o Te Tihi o Tonganui ki te kōmore o Pirongia te Aroaro o Kahurere.  Ka hōkai atu rā ki ngā wai tūhonohono o te Tuna (Waitetuna) ka rere ki ngā wai pā (Waipā) ka katokatohia i ngā au kaha ō Te Awanui o Taikehu, ō Waikato.  Ki tōku āhuru mōwai, ki te papa kainga ō ōku mātua, o ōku tūpuna o Aramiro.

I whakataukītia ake te kōrero ...

‘Kia whakatupu te tangata i tana tamaiti rangatira hei takitaki i te mate o Tonganui!
Whakamau! Whakamau ki Manuaitu, ki Pukerengarenga!
Tūtū kau ngā pūrū kahikatea e tū ki ōmaero!
Oraora kau ngā kākaho o Te Kaharoa!’

He uri whakaheke tēneki o Ngāti Māhanga, Hikairo, Koroki-Kahukura ki ngā whaitua ō Tainui waka. He reanga whakatupu o Ngāti Korokoro, Ngāpuhi ki Hokianga Whakapau Karakia. Ko Ngā tini ō Kahu, ō Pango, ō Ranginui, ō Ngai Tamarawaho, ō Ngai Te Ahi, ō Ngāti He ki te tai o Tauranga Moana whānui tōku ure tārewa.

Koia tēneki ko te reo aumihi o Wikitoriaraukura Mithcell ka tākiri iho ai ki runga o pae maunga, o pae whenua, o pae tangata.  Hei whakatepe ake I ngā kōrero ...

Ka tū aumangea ngā wai o Hotu - ko ope, ko nui, Hoturoa e. āmiomio ki nga wai o ārai te Urunga Hokianga a Kupe. He poutiriao nō Taputapuātea, ka tau, kia tau ki te Taurangaranga o Mauao e.

He raukura tēneki o Waiariki Institute of Technology (Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology) – BN Nursing 2012 ki Rotorua. I hūnuku ahau mai i Rotorua ki te kainga ki Kirikiriroa mo te paku whakatā, i mua i te tīmatatanga o ngā mahi. I hūnuku anō ki Tāmaki Makaurau, ko taku tūranga tuatahi hei tapuhi Tamariki Ora mo Whānau āwhina Plunket i te tau 2013. Kua tuangahuru ngā tau ahau e mahi ana ki raro i te maru o Whānau āwhina. Ki ngā hapori katoa o Tāmaki ki te Tonga – Manurewa, Pukekohe, Papakura, Takānini, Kawakawa, Manukau, Papatoetoe, ki ngā Kōhanga Reo e maha hoki. I te tau 2019, i whai wā ahau ki te whakawhiti atu ki te Tīma ārai Wero – OIS mo Counties Manukau DHB/Whānau āwhina Plunket. 2020 i whakamoea te kirimana OIS, i ara ake he tūnga anō hei Pou ārahi mo tētehi tīma hou e hāpai ana i ngā whānau Māori o Manurewa. I tēneki wā tonu, e noho ana ahau hei Kaiārahi i roto i te Rōpū Ringa Raupā o Whānau āwhina – kia kaha tutuki te tōpūtanga o Whānau āwhina Plunket i te mana taurite mo ngā whānau.

Hōkai tū tapuwae
Ki runga o Nga Taumata te maunga
Whakahirahira o aku tīpuna
Kua ngaro i te ao nei!
Tauheke atu ki Ohinemataroa
Te wai kaukau o ngā mātua tīpuna!
Kia tū tangata whenua ahau ki tōku marae ko Tauarau!
Tu mai e kui Rongokarae, te mana tawhito o tua whakarere!
Te tari o te ora Rangimahana tena koe!
Ngati Rongo taku mana, taku ihi!
Ko Tuhoe he pou whenua, he pou tangata!
Mataatua te waka! Ko Toroa te tangata o runga!
Ka tauha kai te whare!
Tau ana!

“Tuhoe moumou kai, moumou taonga, moumou tangata I te po!”

I am the new Te Runga Chair for Te Manawataki o Waikato Chair, having only been in this role since August 2022. Prior to this I was Co-Chair for 2 years alongside Tracey Morgan.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Health Sciences Māori (Nursing) from Te Ōhanga Mataora Paetahi o Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi in Whakatane, November 2018. I was part of the 2nd cohort of graduants from that program. The program required students to pass and complete not only the Nursing Competencies as set down by NZNC but also Tikanga Hauora me Tōna Reo. This is a Dual Competency Nursing Program, its foundation is set firmly on the teachings of Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori. It is a one-of-a-kind Nursing degree set and taught according to Wananga principles and I am both proud and honoured to be a foundation graduate of that program.

At present, I am a Registered Nurse at Te Whatu Ora o Waikato working in Te Whare Whatukuhu (Renal Dialysis Unit). I am one of 10 Māori nurses employed in this area. I preceptor Nursing Students and am also Kaikarakia for the unit. My mahi allows me to practice holistically with my patients, which incorporates and recognises the uniqueness of my culture. The care that I give is based on those essential principles I learned growing up and as a student and are inclusive in my practice.

As the Te Runanga Chair for Midlands and the representative for my region on Te Poari. I am also on the committee for Florence Nightingale Memorial Fund Assessment and the Nursing Research Section (NERF).

Next year I will be commencing my Post graduate Diploma in Health Sciences Māori and following that I will begin my Masters, this pathway bringing me closer to my goal of a Nurse Practitioner.

Ko Panguru me Hinerakei oku Maunga
Ko Awaroa me Rotokakahi oku awa
Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua me Mamari oku waka
Ko Tamatea me Ohaki oku marae
Ko Te Rarawa me Te Aupouri oku iwi
Ko Ngati Temara me Te uri o tai oku hapū
Ko Simone Tutahi ahau

Simone born and raised in Te Upoko o te ika moved to Kirikiriroa Waikato as a NETP in 2019.  Simone has a background in Theatre Nursing and spent some time in the CBACs and MIQ during covid, before beginning her career as Nurse Educator joining the cultural support team. Simone moved into her current role August of 2023 as Nurse Educator graduate Programmes with the portfolio of rural and community. Simone is a graduate of Ngā Manukura o Āpōpō Maori leadership wananga and Mahi a Atua Niwareka wananga both of which has aided in the foundation of support Simone provides in her mahi. Simone is driven by the manaaki for her people and giving back to the whenua of which has grown her.

He uri ahau nō Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Maniapoto, me Ngāti Porou.

Ko Tamarah Tata tōku ingoa.

Tamarah (or Marah) has been involved with Te Runanga since being a Tauira, previously sitting as a Tauira representative and Tauira Vice-Chair.

Marah currently works in Paediatrics under Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi, and previously worked in Paediatrics under Hauora Tairawhiti. Marah is passionate about Māori health with a focus on our tamariki, advocating for a better future for Māori in the health system starting from our youngest pēpī.

Ko Ruahine me Ruapehu ōku maunga
Ko Manawatu me Whanganui ōku awa
Ko Kurahaupo me Aotea ōku waka
Ko Kaitoki me Koroniti ōku marae
Ko Ngati Pakapaka me Ngati Pamoana ōku hapu
Ko Rangitāne, Te Āti Haunui A Pāpārangi, Ngati Kahungunu me Ngati Pahauwera ōku iwi

Ko Alicia Barrett ahau

I am a Māma and a Partner. I currently work as a Nēhi Māori at Hastings Memorial Hospital in the ICU. Before ICU I spent 6 years working in the Operating Theatres. I have been a member of NZNO and Te Runanga for the past 10 years and have been a union representative and delegate for the past 4 years. It is my privilege to sit in the role of Proxy representative for Te Matau A Māui. I am passionate about equity, improving health outcomes for our whanau and supporting other kaimahi to do so.

Ko wai au?

I tipu ake au i roto i te rohe o Ōtaki, Ko tōku reo nō ngā waka o Tainui me Tereanini, Ko tōku ihi nō ngā pae maunga o Tararua me Pukehapopo. Ko tōku wehi nō te awa o Ōtaki me Waiomoko. Ko Raukawa, ko Te Pou o Tainui, ko Whangarā -mai-tawhiti ōku tūrangawaewae. He uri whakaheke au nō te iwi o Ngāti Raukawa me Ngāti Konohi. He mokopuna nō ngā hapū o Ōtaki me Ngāti Rīwai.

Ko Mereruia Rikihana tōku ingoa.

I am a Registered Tapuhi Maori currently working at Te Pukenga, Porirua in the Whitireia Bachelor of Nursing Maori programme, as the year two clinical paper coordinator. My role consists of coordinating and teaching the primary health as well as the mental health paper.

Ihave previously worked in the mental health sector specialising in child and adolescences. I worked at Nga Taiohi National Secure Youth Forensic Inpatient Mental Health Service and Te Whare Marie Specialist Māori Mental Health Service.

As a 2017 graduate of Whitireia Bachelor of Nursing Maori programme, returning to where it all began to contribute towards building the future generation of nurses is humbling.

Growing the workforce and being a voice to implement change has always been one of my passions. My aspiration for the future is to have more strong confident nurses working across the health sector that our whānau, hapu and iwi can benefit from.

Ngāti Apa, Ngā Rauru

Ruth currently works as an aged care caregiver for the Golden Health group and continues to work casually with the RNA Nursing.

Ruth represents NZNO on the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Womens Council and she is Te Poari representative on the CTU Te Rūnanga o Ngā Kaimahi Māori. Ruth’s passion is kapa haka, learning waiata, haka, and mōteatea, and her mokopuna.

Ko Maungakahia toku maunga
Ko whangawehi toku awa
Ko Kurahaupo toku waka
Ko Kaiuku, Tuahuru, mea Nga Hau e Wha ki Murihiku oku marae
Ko Rongomaiwahine, Kati Mamoe, Kai Tahu, Ngati Kahangunu oku iwi
Ko Charleen toku ingoa

I have worked full time in various nursing positions mainly in primary health, Māori Health providers and PHO Community Linkage over the last 20+ years. I am employed currently as a Clinical Nurse Specialist-Diabetes at Southland Hospital since 2010. Recently have been involved in development of Diabetes Foot Clinic and Local Diabetes Team. I am also involved in our local marae whanau. I have an interest for equity, improved health outcomes and wellbeing for Whanau. Focus on creating korero and action for Maori Kaimahi in Te Tai Tonga.